Experience

In-depth, revelatory enterprise reporting for The Detroit News and The Wall Street Journal.

Data-focused and shoe-leather reporting on one of the key issues of our time.

Bringing analytical and breaking-news lenses to crime in metro Detroit.

Using rigorous statistical techniques to decode our political moment.

Enterprise reporting on housing, poverty and business growth in metro Detroit.

Data-based reporting on K-12 schools and higher education in Michigan.

I joined The Detroit News as the publication's sole data reporter in June 2025, after an internship on the data team at The Wall Street Journal. I've investigated loose regulations on mold testing in the cannabis industry, exposed improper use of Flock cameras by local police and visualized the journeys of almost 5,000 Michigan residents picked up by ICE throughout their time in detention.

Here are a few work samples that show my quantitative skill set and subject expertise.

Ben Warren is the data reporter at The Detroit News. He previously worked on the data team at The Wall Street Journal.

Ben Warren | Data Reporter

Auto thefts in Metro Detroit have dropped significantly after a security vulnerability was addressed.

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How Metro Detroit authorities stymied a major spike in auto theft